Rock Climbing in The Gunks

Rock Climbing in The Gunks

Patrick Raycraft, praycraft@courant.com

"This is exactly what I envisioned," says Liilian as she makes her first ascent on the AMC slabs during her first day of rock climbing in the Shawangunk Mountains, known as the Gunks, located in the Mohonk Preserve.

"This is exactly what I envisioned," says Liilian as she makes her first ascent on the AMC slabs during her first day of rock climbing in the Shawangunk Mountains, known as the Gunks, located in the Mohonk Preserve. (Patrick Raycraft, praycraft@courant.com)

"This is exactly what I envisioned," says Liilian as she makes her first ascent on the AMC slabs during her first day of rock climbing in the Shawangunk Mountains, known as the Gunks, located in the Mohonk Preserve.